Because of the success of the other Train Horn Video where I described a little about the air system used in my van to power the set of K5LA and the truck horns, I decided to make a Full High Definition video of the system and also talk about the changes I have made to the train horn.

I have been getting lots of questions on where I got these horns from, how much I paid for these horns...

Q: Where did you get these horns from?
A; I got them from someone who I used to work with up in Long Island NY who used to work for a railroad company. back in 1997.

Q: How much did you pay for the horns?
A: I dropped $250.00 USD for the horns and about a total of $500.00 USD for all the other accessories to make the horn work.

Q: What did the K5LA come off of?
A: I am not totally sure on what locomotive exactly but from what I was told by the person who sold me the horns, it came off of a retired F3 diesel locomotive used by the railroad company he used to work for.

Q: Is it legal?
A: In the state that I live in, yes... This state requires that any vehicle registered in this state must have some sort of sound emitting device to warn of on coming danger. It does not matter on how that sound emitting device works or what it sounds like or what it looks like either. I am aware that there are areas on where these horns are not legal to be used on vehicles. I would check with your state/city/town/local laws about owning such air horn.

Q: Do you use them on the road?
A: HELL PHUCKING YEAH!!!!

Q: How often do you scare people off the road with them
A: I only scare those who drive stupidly or unsafely in front of me as I am driving and use them to let them know that they are acting stupid. I normally don't try to maliciously scare people but I wont lie... once in a while...

Q: Ever blow that horn in a tunnel?
A: I blew these horns in the Lincoln Tunnel and the Mid Town Tunnel in NYC. And let me tell you... THAT WAS FUNNY when I saw people try moving out of my way when I gave the K5 a toot. ( This is one of the times I did scare someone with my horn)

Q: Ever blow these horns in the middle of a city?
A: Yes... I have hit the horn in the middle of NYC, Washington DC, Baltimore, Atlantic City, Ocean City, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Clearwater and other cities across the country. And I might add... I love the echos I get from the sound bouncing around the different buildings in the city...lol.

Q: Do you get a lot of people on the road asking you to blow that horn?
A: Almost every time I drive my van, someone pulls up to my side of the vehicle and give me the hand signal to honk the horn or ask me to "Hit The Horn!" I even had Hulk Hogan from the WWE pull up to van and had asked me to blow the horn.

Q: How much air pressure do you use on the horn?
A: I can pressurize the tank up to 125 PSI and like to keep it above 75 PSI. The horn manufacture says I can push as much as 200 PSI into the horn without any problems. Me personally, would not want to go more than 150 PSI just for safety reasons.

Q: How long did it take to set all of that up on your van?
A; The initial setup took me about 3 hours to cut the holes in the roof, create the seals needed when mounting the rack for the horns, running the airlines and building the valve system for the horn.

Q: If you were to do one long blast on the horn, how long of a blast would it be?
A: With 12 Gal. of air pushing through a 5/8 inch line on a fully opened valve, I would estimate about a 15 to 20 second blast.

Q: How loud is that horn?
A: I get this question a lot...lol... This horn is just as loud as any passing train when approaching a RR. crossing. For you audiophiles out there, these horns have been measured having an SPL of about 150 db at 70 degrees Fahrenheit, at about 60% relative humidity. The db does vary from different temperatures and humidity levels.

Q: How far can you hear these horns from?
A: It varies from the different locations. In a rural area or suburban area, these horns can be heard from as far away as 5 miles and even further depending the landscape. I have field tested these horns and I was able to hear them as far away as 2 miles in a mildly urban setting depending on the amount of background noise in the air at the time.

I hope that answers a few questions you all have...

This video was a request from Hornblasters07 to talk about my air system I use for my K5LA Train Horn. I talk about the different valves I use for my horns, the different airlines used for the system and the air tank I use to store the pressurized air.

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